Disneyland Paris' "Aladin's Magic Carpets"

In 2002, as part of a plan to counter the new "Walt Disney Studios Paris" themepark next door, Disneyland Paris was preparing to import Disney World's popular ride into Adventureland. Placed behind the Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril coaster, the Magic Carpets would have glided around a newly-built area resembling Agrabah from the animated film.

With the Studios park already behind schedule, and lacking rides for children and their families, the ride was shifted to the new park for it's 2002 opening. The decision was made to change the ride's theme to that of a movie set (with a fiberglass "Director" Genie figure), and in the process, all the planned Agrabah village was turned into essentially a backdrop.